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DRAM firms surviving
With DRAM prices having slid as low as some manufacturer's costs, less-competitive firms are exploring various options to preserve cash and improve their financial structures. In the meantime, the growing supply-demand imbalance in the PC DRAM market has discouraged packaging and testing firms from paying attention to the segment, with some looking to completely phase out their DRAM backend production.
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Thursday 5 April 2012
Commentary: Diversifying a must for DRAM firms
Elpida Memory's bankruptcy filing reflects the fact that companies must diversify to cope with trends in the evolution of customer behavior and usage. The DRAM memory industry currently...
Tuesday 29 November 2011
DRAM contract prices fall by nearly 8% in second half of November
DRAM contract prices for the second half of November, due to sluggish demand from PC OEM makers, dropped by nearly 8% sequentially, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Monday 28 November 2011
ProMOS seeking to sell fab to Globalfoundries, report says
Taiwan's ProMOS Technologies, which has been looking for funding and strategic partners, reportedly will negotiate with Globalfoundries for the sale of its 12-inch wafer plant, according...
Monday 28 November 2011
Kingston reportedly to help Elpida, Toshiba digest inventory
Kingston Technology reportedly will give a hand to its upstream chip providers Elpida Memory and Toshiba, both of which are struggling with excessive inventory. The dedicated memory...
Monday 28 November 2011
Walton to buy stake in Elpida subsidiary
Elpida Memory has announced that Taiwan-based Walton Advanced Engineering, which provides packaging and testing services mainly for DRAM products, has agreed to make a JPY3.75 billion...
Thursday 24 November 2011
Foundries eyeing DRAM fabs
DRAM chipmakers Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies are reportedly considering selling fabs in order to preserve cash and strengthen their financial structures. Bidders for...
Friday 18 November 2011
Nanya fundraiser backed by parent company
Nanya Technology has announced that four affiliates of parent company Formosa Plastic Group will subscribe to its new shares through a private placement, according to a company filing...
Wednesday 16 November 2011
Powerchip considering plant sale, says paper
Cash-strapped Powerchip Technology reportedly is exploring various options, including selling one of its 12-inch plants, in order to continue gaining support from its creditor banks,...
Friday 28 October 2011
PTI to reduce reliance on PC DRAM
Packaging and testing house Powertech Technology (PTI) plans to lower the proportion of standard DRAM products in company revenues to less than 70% in the first quarter of 2012, and...
Friday 15 July 2011
ChipMOS mulls phasing out DRAM backend business
Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies plans to gradually phase out its DRAM packaging and testing business, and concentrate on backend services for LCD driver ICs and flash...